Rectory of Universidade Nova de Lisboa

The site used to be remote – a land of farms and desolate ground – is the location of the Campolide Campus of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. With the former Jesuit School, it creates a public square of imposing scale and provides a three-dimensional expression to the entrapped territory. The program is divided into two distinct zones. Administrative offices are located in a slender tower overlooking Monsanto Park. Large scale foyers, meeting rooms and auditoriums are set at the base of the building, housed within a plinth that marks the difference in level between the public square and the school plateau. The rising tower has the same height of the three-floor School building. Its façades are clad in white stone with an abstract layout of fenestration concealing the many levels of the building. The public square and grand steps leading up to it are clad in the same stone. These more symbolic and formal spaces are carved and sculpted within the plinth.

I would love to have seen some images of the Auditorium inside, looks intriguing o_O

Liverpool, United Kingdom 05-Apr-12

Wei Jien, Brisbane Australia says:

Worth noting that to access from Sao Sebastiao metro station - walk west along av. Ressario Garcia, uphill and past the mosque. The rectory is at the end of the street on the left. Also, it was difficult to access inside without a scheduled visit:
http://www.unl.pt/reitoria/visitas

Rectory of Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Opening hours
The Rectorate facilitates access to the building, however guided tours are not provided. Visits must be scheduled with the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa’s Rectorate at least 15 days in advance, otherwise they will not be authorized.

How to get there?
The building is located at the Campus of Universidade Nova de Lisboa: Campus de Campolide